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U of M Fort Garry bus station construction nears completion

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Transit service on the Fort Garry campus of U of M has returned to normal since temporary stops were installed along Maclean Crescent after construction of new stops started in summer of last year. The...
Quincy Houdayer
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Provincial climate change plan broken down at town hall meeting

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Manitoba Eco-Network, alongside organizations such as Climate Change Connection, Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition, and Wilderness Committee, gathered for a town hall to discuss the province's five-year Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan at the University...
Jen Doerksen
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Tuition increases affect low-income students disproportionately: study

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
A recent report prepared for the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) reveals the impact of tuition fees on student enrolment, career preference, teacher compensation, and other factors. Robert Chernomas, MOFA president and professor in...
Asha Nelson
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UMSU criticized for short notice, poor publicity of AGMs

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is being criticized for poorly promoting its annual general meetings (AGM) after only two students attended the most recent attempted meet Nov. 8. The AGM did not go...
Megan Colwell
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UMSU encourages university to develop Aboriginal language degree program

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
At its regular council meeting Nov. 9, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) passed a motion to advocate to the university to follow through on the Truth And Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) recommendations to...
Asha Nelson
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Amnesty event illuminates Rohingya persecution

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
Amnesty International and the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) hosted apanel discussion examining the persecution currently faced by the Rohingya peopel in the northern part of the state of Rakhine on...
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Frosh Music Festival may be on verge of cancellation

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Diana-Abasi Ubokudom
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s (UMSU) Frosh Music Festival is on the ropes. Reporting on this year’s festival at UMSU’s regular council meeting Oct. 26, VP external Wilfred Sam-King said the event either needs...
Quincy Houdayer
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